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Second Evergreen High School shooting victim released from hospital
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Both of the victims of the Sept. 10 shooting at Evergreen High School have been released from the hospital — a little over five weeks since the tragedy struck the community. Matthew Silverstone, 18, was released from St. Anthony Hospital Monday. Around 140 first responders and hospital staff gathered outside the hospital’s emergency entrance, holding…
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Evergreen High School victim confronted shooter, then warned others, family says
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When the Evergreen High School shooter began firing and reloading a revolver, one of the two victims he critically wounded confronted the suspect, according to the victim’s family. That bought time for others to escape, the family said, adding even after he was critically wounded, he ran to warn others. “On Sept. 10, inside Evergreen…
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Evergreen High School students return to school uplifted by community
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Evergreen High School students returned to campus on Thursday morning, two weeks after a shooting shocked the small town. Parents stood on the sideline, holding signs of support. More than 100 posters from Colorado cities, spanning from Telluride to Steamboat Springs, lined the school’s halls, sharing condolences and words of encouragement. “It was difficult, for…
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Can parents be criminally charged for school shootings in Colorado?
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While the motives and facts behind the Evergreen High School shooting are still up in the air pending a full investigation, the gun violence has raised questions about culpability. “We can’t just continue to think that this is a school problem,” said state Rep. Tammy Story, an Evergreen Democrat, after the shooting. “It is a…
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Evergreen shooting catapults a familiar debate back to the forefront
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When a 16-year-old student began firing at his schoolmates at a popular Mountain town in Colorado and critically injured two students, it catapulted to the fore an emotionally-wrought and familiar debate at the state Capitol — how to stop a school mass shooting from happening again and again. In Colorado, students, teachers and parents have…
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Suspect identified in Evergreen High School shooting, said to be influenced by ‘extremist group’
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The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office identified the student suspected of shooting two students and himself on Wednesday at Evergreen High School. The suspect was identified as 16-year-old Desmond Holly, according to Jacki Kelley, a spokesperson for the office. She added that preliminary investigations have found that Holly was “radicalized by some extremist network.” The Denver…
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At least 3 students shot at Evergreen High School Wednesday afternoon
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At least three students were critically injured in a shooting at Evergreen High School on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. Police could not say whether the suspect was a student or yet in custody on Wednesday afternoon. They also could not confirm the extent of the injuries the victims suffered, but…
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‘This is not enough’: East High students to continue fight for gun violence prevention
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For students at Denver’s East High School, the issue of gun violence became personal this year. A 17-year-old student shot and wounded two deans inside of the school in March, and later fatally shot himself. Weeks earlier, 16-year-old East student Luis Garcia died after being shot while sitting in his car on the school campus. A freshman was similarly shot near the campus…
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Bill offering free bleed control kits for schools passes Colorado legislature
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Colorado lawmakers approved a bill to offer schools free bleed control kits on Monday, advancing the proposal to Gov. Jared Polis for final consideration. If signed into law, House Bill 1213 would provide free bleed control kits and training materials to K-12 schools that request them. Bleed control kits are first aid kits designed to control serious…
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‘Our leaders need to do more:’ Colorado family honors school shooting victims at Capitol
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Around 200 people have been killed in school shootings since the Columbine High School massacre in 1999. On Monday afternoon, a Colorado family laid one rose for each victim on the steps of the state Capitol building. Stacy Ravenscroft placed the roses with her husband, sister and step-mom, along with the Centennial family’s 11 children. …
